Automatic cigar cutter and lighter.



P. H. GRBEAR & J. MAGKENZIE.

AUTOMATIG OIGAR GUTTER AND LIGHTER.

APPLIUATION FILED JUNE 26,1908.

Patented Apr. 20, 1909.

3 SHBETB-SHEET 1.

P. H. GRBEAR & J. MAGKENZIE.

AUTOMATIC UIGAR CUTTER AND LIGHTER.

APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 26,1908.

91 8,532. Patented Apr. 20, 1909.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

yf www P. H. GREEAR d: J. MACKENZIE. AUTOMATIC GIGAR GUTTER AND LIGHTER.

APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 26,1903,

918,532. Patented Apr.20,1909Y 3 SHEETS-SHEET 3 up of a cylindrical body 31 formed integral with the bottom plate of the case, and a movable member in the form of a diaphra 32 secured to saidr cylindrical body 31. n

air to ow into the cylinder 31, but checks throng the said reverse How, while a check valve 37 in' th passage 35 rmits air to flow outward from said c `1in er, but checks a reverse flow` assage 35.v The' sleevelike upper end of tlie air inlet passage 34, as shown is connected, by an' air tube 38, to a depending tubular stem 39-Jwh1ch opens from the bottom of the boxflj'v It may be here stated that the said box 171s closed exce t through the perforaticaj Aand through t e tubilar stelmdth hte 4Q ,tv l so-ca e tri pin f issccured q one arm of a ybellldrai't vorj41, :which latte:l is pivotally connected to the top of the case 1, at 42, At its intermediate portion 'this tripping plate 40 is formed with a ownwar ly tapered or bell-mouthed erforation 43, into which the ti end of t e c1 r 1s adapted to be inserte in a ositiondirectl over the perforation' 18 in t e top plate 1,-* 'of the box 17. The top of the case 1 la out away so as to permit the depending hub portion of the tripping plate-40 to pass therethrough '.when the said trippip' plate is depressed to its-li it, as indica by dotted l-insdrrFig. 1. lJldrinally thetrippigigypit {yhgld in its raised position shown lines in Fi l, b vmeansof a coilede ring 44 attached to t e depending arm o the. bellcrank 41 and tothe'box 17; `-The lower arm of the bellcrank 41 is connected, by a rod 45, to'itheA de endingtarm or end Lof the lever 15. y To orina contact operating shoulder, the rod 45 isbpnt, as shown at 46, (sceFi .1).

Rigi y secured to lugs 47 and 48 (see Fig. 2) on the top of fthe case `is a'pair of spring contacts 49 and 50 respective the former of which is adap when released to spring into engagement. with the latter. ormally, however', the contact 49 iscngaged by an insulationV 5l carried by the crooked portion hr shoulder 46 of the rod 45, and is held out `of engagement with the contact 48, as shown in Figs.v 1 and 2. f z The numeralami and 53 indicate leads to the motor 28and as Shown, said lead 53 in cludcs the normallyr separated contacts 49 andfp, `sotha; the motor circuit is normally blbkll and the motor cut o ut from the source offen plt At one cid; the-box, 17 is provided with a depending hopperlike sleeve '54 to which@l ieee :ci

ng plate downward irto enter the tip o the `ci ai' 'throu h the perforation 18 in the top. ate

17! o the box 17. Sa' ydownward inoyel ment of the vtrippin ate actin thro h the bencrank 4in g ug' rod 45, accomplishes two things, to-wit; It permitsthe contact 49 to engage the contact 50, thereby closingthe motor circuit and throwing the motor into action and it rocks the lever-15, causing the gas tu 11 tomove downwardy until its 'head 112 engages the .upper and ofthe cigar z. The

maximum movement thusimparted to the tube 11 will be euicient to allow the head l2 y to move downward ,into engagement with a short cigar; jbut'b a long cigar the engagementlo the hea `12.w1ththe upper end thereof will interce t the downwar movement of said head 1 and tube11, before the.

lever 15 has completed its movement. This variation in movernent, as already indicated, being permitted-by the lugs 16. When the motor is thrown'iiito action .it operates the vpuin ,and rotates the cigar cutter or knife 20. f he initial rota-tiener the knife will out off the ti of the cigar, lwhichtip falls into the oatc -box 55 ;A and 4the pump, when thrown into action, draws air downward through the ci ar inte the box 17 and from lthermotl'iroug the tiibe 38 and Vconduit 34 into the cylinder -31, and from the cylinder 31 discharges theairihrough the discharge `passage 35. Thus it will be yseen that by this evice the ti of thecigar iscutfthe burner positione at the upper end` of thecigar,`

and air is drawn thron h the cigar, thereby lighting the same. W en the -arm 11j and hea-d 12 are in their uppermost `sitions, only a very small amount of gas w 1l be dischanged at the burner. In fact, only enough t'o maintain the smallest possible iiamc; but when said tube and head are moved downward, the .port 8 in the tubular trunnion 7 will be opened up toa much greater extent,

so as to afford a good ame at the time` the cigarfis being li hted. When the lighted cigar is removed rointhe tripping plate, the spring 44 will restore all of the movable parts togxher normal position and the ,motor circuit 'will be again broken, so that the nioA tor will be stopped. The motor is, therefore, used only .while the cigar iebeingfcut and lighted.

'f So fares the broad idea of our invention iiiconcerned any means fori drawing air through the cigar,u or, 1n other words, any

, mapas 'air suction device, and a trip which when operated throws said motor into action and moves said lghteragainst the end of the cigar. i

2. In a device of the kind described, the

' combination with a cigar cutter and lighter,

of .an air suction device including a pum with connections for drawin air throng the cigar while in positionf or cutting, a motor for actuatin said cutter and said pum and a trip a apted to be en aged byV y the cligar and operative to throw sagid motor into action and to move said -li hter against the end of the cigar which is to 1i hted.

3. In a device of the kind descri d, the combination with a cigar cutter and a cigan lighter of en air suction devi with connec tions ier drawing air through the cigar while in position for cutting, an electric motor for actuatin said cutter and said air suction device, an a trip with' which the cigar is engageable, operative to close the motor circuitv and to move said lighter against the end of the cigar to be 1i hted,

4. In a device of the inddescri d, the

combination with a cigar cutter and a cigar lighter, of` an air pump with connections 'for drawing air through the cigar while in positiQnJ-forlighting, an electric motor for actuating said pump and cutter, and a trip4 operative to close the motor circuit and move said lighter against the end of the cigar to be lighted. y

5.l n` a device ofthe kind described, the combination with a rotary cigar cutter and an air pump with connections for drawing air thron'li a cigar while in position forcutting, o an electric motor for driving said 'cutter and pump, a ci ar lighter, and a tripping plate located a ove said cutter land' below said lighter, through which a ci ar ma positioned for cut ing, plate having motor circuit downward onto t 6. In a device o combination with `a su Ported the? cigar; may beV inserte box a motor with con an air um op teld topthe outlet o atripping-plate mounted a connheotion from said iff 'lighter for moving the d of the cigar and d motor into action f the kind. descri ar cutter, a. cigar vice arranged hile in posimotor and connec box, a cigar lighter,

above sa1d,box,ran tripping plate to sa same against the upper en for throwing sai v7. In a device o combination with a ci and an air suction de through the cigar w of a. box inclosin'g said drwith a detach-able catch ing said cutter and th connections d motor and for moving the t the end of the ci ar.

e kind descri ed, the ar cutter, of an air to draw air tlirou h tion for cutting, an a utter and suction rising relatively ucting tubes havd movable tnbe its free end, and

rising a pivoted trip'- ration throu h which e'cted to sai cutter, said tripping plate te said motor' and to move ermitting a limendent movement of said gas tube.

whereof we aix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

PATRICK H. cansan. JOHN MacKenzie-i.

to draw air tion for cnttin cutter and provi e box, a motor for actuat suction device, for actuating sai said lighter agains 8. In a. device of th combination with a ci suctionv device arrange ar while in posi for actuating said-c device, `of an i fixed and movab e gas con ing copera having an i nitmg h a tripping evice c ping plate with a per the ciga'r may be and a connection arranged to actu and a trip wi VIn testimony Witnesses F. D. MERCHANT. 

